Before (end of 2004) (84 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 2
After (end of 2005) (84 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 2
Ward results
Alston and East Fellside1 seat
| Isa Henderson | Conservative | 1,257 ✓ |
| Bryan Metz | Independent | 1,028 |
| George Collinge | Liberal Democrats | 775 |
| Christopher Bagshaw | Labour | 463 |
Aspatria and Wharrels1 seat
| James Buchanan | Conservative | 1,609 ✓ |
| Carneen McCarron-Holmes | Labour | 997 |
| Eric Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 717 |
Belah1 seat
| Alan Toole | Conservative | 1,644 ✓ |
| Jackie Hendry | Labour | 1,284 |
| Mark Gibson | — | 124 |
Belle Vue1 seat
| Cyril Frederick Weber | Labour | 1,200 ✓ |
| George Bain | Conservative | 745 |
| James Tootle | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| John Peacock | — | 57 |
Botcherby1 seat
| Anne Glendinning | Labour | 1,456 ✓ |
| Teresa Cartner | Conservative | 591 |
| Duncan Fairbairn | Conservative | 1,969 ✓ |
| Olwyn Doreen Luckley | Liberal Democrats | 1,195 |
Brampton and Gilsland1 seat
| Philip Howard | Conservative | 1,370 ✓ |
| Alex Faulds | Labour | 809 |
| Alan Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 689 |
Castle1 seat
| Thomas Hodgson | Liberal Democrats | 937 ✓ |
| Jessica Riddle | Labour | 853 |
| Pamela Smith | Conservative | 349 |
| Timothy Knowles | Labour | 2,082 ✓ |
| Anthony Carroll | Conservative | 834 |
| Simon Leyton | Labour | 1,990 ✓ |
| Jean Lewthwaite | Conservative | 1,126 |
Cockermouth East1 seat
| Ellen Nicholson | Conservative | 1,789 ✓ |
| Alan Smith | Labour | 1,471 |
Cockermouth West1 seat
| Timothy Heslop | Conservative | 1,550 ✓ |
| William Bacon | Labour | 1,221 |
Currock1 seat
| Heather Bradley | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| Lawrence Neil Fisher | Conservative | 510 |
| Marjorie Janette Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
Dalston and Cummersdale1 seat
| John Collier | Conservative | 2,057 ✓ |
| Adrian Warwick | Labour | 1,042 |
| William Wyllie | Liberal Democrats | 968 |
Dalton North1 seat
| Peter Phizacklea | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| William Crosthwaite | Conservative | 1,246 |
Dalton South1 seat
| Wayne Smith | Labour | 1,215 ✓ |
| Frances Murray | Conservative | 985 |
| Helene Young | Independent | 348 |
Denton Holme1 seat
| Hugh McDevitt | Labour | 1,587 ✓ |
| Doreen Parsons | Conservative | 543 |
| Ronald Struthers | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
Distington and Moresby1 seat
| Archibald Ross | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| George Higgins | Conservative | 817 |
Eden Lakes1 seat
| Robert Anthony Bird | Conservative | 1,315 ✓ |
| Neil Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 1,152 |
| Jean Wildish | Independent | 470 |
Gosforth and Ennerdale1 seat
| Norman Clarkson | Conservative | 1,467 ✓ |
| Peter Watson | Labour | 897 |
| Mike Minogue | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
Grange1 seat
| William Wearing | Conservative | 1,973 ✓ |
| Jane Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,374 |
| Laurence Scullard | Labour | 328 |
Greystoke and Hesket1 seat
| Albert Richardson | Conservative | 1,775 ✓ |
| David Leonard | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 |
| Peter Huddleston | Independent | 395 |
Harraby1 seat
| Madelaine Richardson | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| Alex Stevenson | Conservative | 691 |
| Olive Hall | Liberal Democrats | 423 |
| Allan Caine | Liberal Democrats | 1,603 ✓ |
| Joseph Holliday | Labour | 1,450 |
Hawcoat1 seat
| Judy Richardson | Conservative | 1,924 ✓ |
| Tricia Kegg | Labour | 935 |
Hensingham and Arlecdon1 seat
| Ronald Calvin | Labour | 1,712 ✓ |
| Marie Simpson | Conservative | 836 |
Hindpool1 seat
| Anne Burns | Labour | 1,327 ✓ |
| John Murray | Conservative | 485 |
Keswick and Derwent1 seat
| Elizabeth Barraclough | Liberal Democrats | 1,602 ✓ |
| Ronald Munby | Conservative | 1,099 |
| Denstone Kemp | Labour | 810 |
Lakes1 seat
| Brian Barton | Conservative | 1,025 ✓ |
| Mandi Abrahams | Liberal Democrats | 908 |
| George Middleton | Independent | 324 |
| Maureen Colquhoun | Labour | 275 |
Longtown and Bewcastle1 seat
| Geoffrey Prest | Conservative | 1,417 ✓ |
| Robert Dodds | Labour | 769 |
| Jennifer Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
Lower Kentdale1 seat
| Roger Bingham | Conservative | 2,209 ✓ |
| Antony Jolley | Liberal Democrats | 925 |
| Peter Horner | Labour | 292 |
Maryport East1 seat
| Keith Anthony Little | Labour | 2,044 ✓ |
| Derick Pattinson | Conservative | 421 |
Maryport West1 seat
| William Cameron | Labour | 1,706 ✓ |
| Neville John Lishman | Conservative | 615 |
Morton1 seat
| John Bell | Labour | 1,540 ✓ |
| John Farmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,102 |
| Claudia Fisher | Conservative | 404 |
| Lezley Gibson | — | 43 |
Newbarns1 seat
| John Murphy | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| William Pears | Conservative | 1,067 |
| James Tongue | Independent | 295 |
Old Barrow1 seat
| Clive Kitchen | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| Emily Wood | Independent | 645 |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | — | 211 |
Ormsgill1 seat
| Ernest Wilson | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| Jim Hamezeian | — | 615 |
| Tina Macur | Conservative | 376 |
Parkside1 seat
| Alan Nicholson | Labour | 1,307 ✓ |
| Shirley Richardson | Conservative | 913 |
Penrith Rural1 seat
| Gary Strong | Conservative | 1,793 ✓ |
| Stuart Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 850 |
| Alison Crompton | Labour | 464 |
Risedale1 seat
| Kevin Robert Hamilton | Labour | 1,654 ✓ |
| Desmond English | Conservative | 645 |
Roosecote1 seat
| Norman Shaw | Labour | 1,057 ✓ |
| Kenneth Williams | Conservative | 1,052 |
| Alan Titcombe | Liberal Democrats | 635 |
Seascale and Whicham1 seat
| Susan Brown | Conservative | 2,321 ✓ |
| Allan Holliday | Labour | 946 |
Seaton1 seat
| Trevor Fee | Independent | 1,202 ✓ |
| John Ardron | Labour | 1,140 |
St Aidans1 seat
| Reginald Watson | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| James Bainbridge | Conservative | 880 |
St Bees and Egremont1 seat
| David Edward Southward | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| Adrian Davis-Johnston | Conservative | 940 |
| Alan Mossop | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 269 |
St John's1 seat
| James Samson | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| John Heathcote | Conservative | 984 |
St Michael's1 seat
| Andrew Barry | Labour | 1,282 ✓ |
| Ian Francis | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
Stanwix and Irthington1 seat
| John Mallinson | Conservative | 1,760 ✓ |
| William Graham | Independent | 1,632 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat
| Elizabeth Mallinson | Conservative | 1,736 ✓ |
| George Colin Stothard | Labour | 1,475 |
Upperby1 seat
| Stewart Farries Young | Labour | 1,297 ✓ |
| Michael Clarke | Conservative | 448 |
| James Ernest Osler | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
Walney North1 seat
| Jane Amelia Murphy | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| Brenda Lauderdale | Conservative | 632 |
| Kenneth Arts | Independent | 298 |
Walney South1 seat
| Jeffrey Garnett | Labour | 1,211 ✓ |
| Graham Pritchard | Conservative | 786 |
| Stephen Smart | Independent | 315 |
| Thomas Weall | Independent | 103 |
Wetheral1 seat
| John Robinson | Conservative | 2,206 ✓ |
| Roger Horne | Labour | 1,205 |
Wigton1 seat
| John Crouch | Labour | 856 ✓ |
| Stuart Moffat | Conservative | 804 |
| George Scott | Independent | 711 |
| Jacqueline Forsyth | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
Windermere1 seat
| Joan Stocker | Liberal Democrats | 1,858 ✓ |
| David John Williams | Conservative | 1,211 |
| Yvonne Stewart-Taylor | Labour | 309 |
Yewdale1 seat
| Helen Horne | Labour | 1,890 ✓ |
| Gareth Ellis | Conservative | 1,202 |
